# NTSB FTW92LA038: Cessna 172B, N6947X, Tulsa, OK, December 5, 1991

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: December 5, 1991, 04:40 local (10:40 UTC)
- Place: Tulsa, OK
- Coordinates: 36.03976, -95.880477 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0398&lon=-95.8805&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1993
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 18418
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW92LA038
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/18418/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA038

## Probable cause

CLEARANCE WAS NOT MAINTAINED AND THE AIRPLANE STRUCK A WIRE. A FACTOR WAS THE AIRCRAFT HAD BEEN STOLEN BY TWO UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS.

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- In flight collision with object, maneuvering
  - stolen aircraft/unauthorized use - performed, unknown (contributing factor)
  - object - guy wire
  - clearance - not maintained, unknown (cause)

## Analysis

THIS AIRPLANE WAS STOLEN DURING THE NIGHT BY TWO UNKNOWN INDIVIDUALS. THE AIRPLANE WAS MANEUVERING AND STRUCK A TELEVISION CABLE AND SUPPORT WIRE NEAR A HIGHWAY EAST OF TULSA, OKLAHOMA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N6947X](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6947X-2003-12-10), registration cancelled 2003-12-10, S/N 17247847, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172B
- Registry model: [Cessna 172B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172b) (registry code 2072406) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 17247847
- Engines: CONTINENTAL O-300-D 145 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Part 91
- Operator: Jacques La France
- Registered owner: Jacques La France
- Departed: 1H6, TULSA, OK

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; medical: unknown, unknown

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Night/bright
- Wind: 160° at 8 knots
- Visibility: 20 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: -0 °F, dew point -0 °F

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19911205054649A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911205054649A), Dec 5, 1991: Cessna 172B, Tulsa, OK, Substantial damage. Stolen aircraft struck wires on forced landing on freeway. 2 persons seen leaving scene. Apparently carburetor ice.

## Other investigations on N6947X (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW03LA116](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW03LA116), Mar 26, 2003: Cessna 172B (N6947X), Tulsa, OK, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's failure to maintain airspeed which resulted in an inadvertent stall.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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